Comments on Oakland Streets: Best Laid Plans

Oakland Flavor, thanks for your comment. Because ...

2009-03-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

Oakland Flavor, thanks for your comment. Because I didn't grow up here, I don't have a good sense of how Oakland has changed over the years, so it's good to hear stories like yours. I didn't know that Lake Merritt used to be mostly residential, although it makes sense in a way. It seems like all those apartment complexes around the lake are what gives it its strength as a site for retail,

I am a born and raised in Oakland. East Oakland ac...

2009-03-29T19:40:00.000-07:00

I am a born and raised in Oakland. East Oakland actually. I am pleased to hear that you are taking the time to think about the families and people who have lived here for decades rather than lining the pockets of Oakland Developers who want to make Oakland strip-mall, low-wage job heaven.

I remember shopping at Eastmont Mall for school clothes (Mervyns and JCPenny). I even remember

There's a big food desert in East Oakland. Not ma...

2009-03-18T09:12:00.000-07:00

There's a big food desert in East Oakland. Not many grocery stores beyond Farmer Joe's on 35th Ave.

Georgia, I think a green industrial focus for the Coliseum area is a good idea. It would be a good way of staying current without trying to totally makeover the area.

Whoah, Eastmont Mall. I'm a recent (three years) t...

2009-03-17T22:44:00.000-07:00

Whoah, Eastmont Mall. I'm a recent (three years) transplant to E Oakland and how I wish there was a real grocery store in that mall! (I'm sorry - I really tried to like Gazzalli's and I just can't. It smells like the world's biggest bodega. In a bad way.)
All the lots facing the mall on Bancroft are the backs of fences - I've often wondered what the neighborhood was like before the mall was

As always, an in-depth look at an Oakland neighbor...

2009-03-16T09:57:00.000-07:00

As always, an in-depth look at an Oakland neighborhood. I can tell you are a big proponent of Jane Jacobs's work.

Would it be possible to do an eco-industrial park in the Coliseum area? There are some successful European models, esp. in former industrial areas of the UK. Oakland seems to be at the forefront of the green jobs movement (and with Van Jones heading to DC the city would